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A. H. VAN RIPBR an?. E. KIP. SODA'POUNTAIN. No. 300,170. PatentedJune 10, 1884.

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SODA FOUNTAIN. l

Patented June 10, 1884.

ATTORNEY N. PETERS. Phmwumgnphw. wanhingn, D, C.

NITE STATES PATENT EEICE.

AERAMuT. vAN RIrER, on ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, AND FREDERICK E'. KIP,

or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SODA-FOUNTAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,170, dated June 10, 1884.

I Application filed September E20, 1883. (No model.)

VTo all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, AERAM H. VAN RL PER, a resident of Orange, `Essex county, and State of New Jersey, and FREDERICK E. KIP, a resident ofthe city, county, and State of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soda-Fountains, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

vThe invention relates particularly to the construction, arrangement, and operation of devices for drawing the sirups from their respective chambers (not shown) and the sodawater from its source of supply and thorough- `ly mixing the same in a common receptacle before discharging into a glass, and afterward drawing and discharging a stream of fresh and live 4soda-water therein, whereby several advantages are obtained, as hereinafter particularly described. n

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l Vrepresents a vertical sectional view of an apparatus embodying our improvements.- Fig.

,2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, taken in the line wxof Fig. l.

tical sectional view of the apparatus `for receiving and stirring or mixing the sirup andsoda-water and discharging the same into a glass. Fig. 4L is a horizontal-section. of the same, taken in the `line g/ y of` Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a hollow revolving arm or tube,.hereinafter referred to. Fig. 6 represents avertical sectional view of an apparatus embodying ourinvention with the sirup-draw partly drawn out.

Y .a box or case, A, the walls of which are constructed of slabs composed of cement having embedded therein small fragments of stone, marble, quartz, glass, wood, or any other suitable material, whereby the outer surface of the slab is made to present a unique and rustic appearance.

In the upper portionof the box or case is' the ice-chamber B, in which the ice is placed,

and through which passes the coil of pipe C,

Fig. 3 is a ver-I leading from the soda-fountain to the mixing and discharging apparatus. Said pipe passes upward from the soda-fountain to the lower portion of the ice-chamber, where it is formed into a number of coils, and then passes to a grating in the upper part of saidchamber,

where it is again formed into a .number of coils and the ice placed thereon, and from thence it passes to the receiving and discharging apparatus. By first passing through the lower part of the'ice-cha-mber the coil has the benefit of the ice-water collected therein.

lmmediately under the ice chamber is a drawer, D, in which the sirup-chambers E are arranged side by side. By arranging the siry upchambers immediately under the ice-chamber they receive the benet'of the cold air from the chamber, and also the benefit ofthe drippings from the ice, and are thus kept constantly cool. Then the sirup in one or more ofthe chambers becomes exhausted,the drawer D is pulled out through the front wall of the box or case A, as shown inFigs. 1 and 6, the sirup replenished, and the drawer replaced in position.

. The sirup cans or chambers may be made of glass, porcelain, metal, or any other suit able material. Each can or chamber E is pro vided at its front end with an extension or neck, e, of suitable dimensions to contain the exact quantity of sirup required for a glass of soda-water. At the front end of this neck e is a further extension or neck, e2, both` endsl of which are closed, with the exception of the central hole in each, through which holes works avalve-rod, F, the outer end of which' passes through a hole in the front wall of the.v

drawer D, and projects beyond the outer surface thereof. The inner end of the valve-rod extends through the neck or extension e as far as the inner end of said neck, and carries a valve, f, opening inward, and having its seat at or near the inner end of said neck. On the rod F, at a distance from the valve f about equal to the length of the neck c, is another valve, f2, opening outward, and having its seat near the outer end of said neck e. Surrounding the rod F, inside of the neck e2, is a spiral spring, g, one end of which bears against the outer end of the neck, and the other end engages with the rod with a tendency to press it inward, so as to keep the valve fopen and the valvef2 closed, as shown. Between the outer surface or back of the valve f2 and the outer end of the neck e is a space equal to the thickness of said valve, and in the bottom of this space is an opening, immediately under which is the flaring or funnel-shaped upper end of a pipe, H, the lower end of which communicates with the receiving and discharging apparatus. The number of pipes H corresponds with the number of sirup cans or chambers. The ilaring upper ends of the pipes are immediately under the openings in the necks of the sirupcans, respectively, and their lower ends are joined and concentrated in a common spout or conduit communicating` directly with the receiving and discharging` apparatus.

The apparatus for receiving, mixing, and discharging the sirup and soda-water is made in two sections, J K,which are connected together by a screw-thread, or in any other suitable manner. The lower section, J, consists of a bowlshaped vessel or chamber, provided at its bottom or lower end with a discharging-nozzle, j, furnished with a suitablevalve or two-way cock, c'. This section may be made of glass, metal, porcelain,v or other suitable material, but glass is preferable, in order to afford a viewv of the interior and its contents. The up per section, K, is made preferably of suitable metal; and it consists of a cap or cover provided with a shank, L, similar to the shank of a faucet, which passes through a hole in the wall of the box or casing A, and is secured by a nut on the inner side thereof. The shank L is provided with two conduits, M N-one for soda-water and the other for sirup. The concentrated ends or spouts from the sirup-chambers communicate directly with the inner or upper end of the conduit N, the lower end of which terminates at the bottom of the cap or cover K and empties into the bowl or chamber J. The end of the pipe leading` from the coil containing the soda-water from the fountain communicates directly with the inner or upper end of the conduit M. This conduit extends down parallel with the conduit N toV a point near where the shank extends out from the cap, and is there divided into two branches, m m2, provided with valves mxm, of the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4i or any other suitable form. At the point where the branch m is engaged by the valve mx said branch'communicates with a conduit, p, extending down through a neck or stem, 7a, projecting from the center of the bottom of the cap or cover K. Near Vthe lower end of this stem is a peripherical groove, and the lower end of the conduit p turns outward and terminates in said groove. This groove is formed by a shoulder near the' lower end and a nut screwed on the extreme end, with a space between said shoulder and said nut; At the point where the branch m2 is engaged by the valve mx2 said v branch communicates with a conduit, p2, which extends through the center of the stem k to its lower end, and terminates in pipe Z, extending to near the bottom of the vessel or chamber J.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 5, Q represents a hollow ring, from two opposite sides of which extend radially two hollow arms or tubes, It, having their ends curved tangentially 1n opposite directions and slightly downward. The ring Q iits in the peripherical groove at the lower end of the stem k, which forms a center for its rotation, and the inner side of the ring is open and `joins with said groove, so as to form a continuous annular tube, the ring being secured bythe nut on the lower end ot' the stem. Asuitable number of wires, S, are bent midway of their length and formed into a ring around the pipe Z as a center of rotation, and their ends are turned up and secured to the arms R, forming a beater or dasher similar to those used in several well-known forms ot' eggbeaters.

0n the top of the cap or cover K is an urn or funnel-mouthed vessel or chamber, T, having an opening in its bottom communicating with the sirup-conduit N, said opening being provided with a suitable valve or stop-cock,V.

The operation of this invention is as follows: Vhen a glass of soda-water is to be' drawn, the valve or stop-cock@l in thenozzlej is first closed.

.The desired sirup or cream is then drawn by pulling outward on the valve-rod F communieating with the appropriate sirup-chamber. The neck cbcing full of sirup,when said rod is pulled out, the valve f closes and the valve fz opens, thus allowing the sirup in the neck e to iiow out into the pipe H, and from thence through the conduit Nto the vessel or chamber J. Vhen the valve-rod is released, the spring g forces it inward, so as to close valve f2 and open valve f, thus stopping the discharge of sirup from the neck, but allowing it to collect therein for the next supply. lheiynlM-isfrrog IOO then opened, so as to allow `a stream of s6dawater to flow through the conduit p to the annular tube and radial arms, where the effect produced is the same as in the well-known Barkers Mill -that is to say, the armsl andgbeaters S are caused to rotate around their centers, (the stem 7c and pipe 1,) so as to thoroughly mix and combine the sirup and sodawater in the vessel J. This being accomplished, the valve mx is then closed, so as to stop the further flo`w`of sodawater into the vessel J. The valve z' is opened so as to discharge the combined sirup and soda-water into the tumbler XV, and the valve mx2 is opened so as to allow a fresh supply of soda-water to pass :in a strong and forcible stream down through the pipe Z and into the liquid in the tumbler, for

' the purpose of giving the desired life and effen vescence thereto. The valve mX2 is then closed and the apparatus is again ready for action.

Then a certain desired kind of sirup is not contained in any of the regular sirup cans or chambers, or has become exhausted therefrom, such sirup may be supplied by pouring it in the urn or chamber T and opening the valve or cock V, so as to allow it to flow tothe conduit N, and thence to the vessel or chamber J.

The vessel J may be rinsed, so as to remove the taste or trace of the sirup, by turning on a stream of soda-Water through the conduit p and arms R.

What We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination,in asoda-fountain,of the box or case A, the drawer D, and the sirupchambers arranged side by side in the drawer, whereby facility is afforded for withdrawing all of said chambers simultaneously through the front Wall of the box or case, substantially as herein described.

2. The combination, With the sirup can or chamber E, having the necks or extensions e e2, one forming a measuring-chamber, of the valves f f z .valve-rod F, common to both valves, and springs g, acting on the valve-rod With a tendency to close one valve and open the other, arranged and operating as shown and described, for the purpose specied. 3. Inasoda-Waterfountain, areceiving,n1ix ing, and discharging apparatus, consisting of a bowl or receptacle, J, and a cap or cover, K, having a shank, L, provided with two conduits-one for soda-Water and the other for Sirup-substantially as herein described.

6. lThe combination, with the receiving and i discharging apparatus, of the auxiliary sirupreceiver, consisting of the urn or chamber T, provided `With the valve or cock V, and having an opening communicating with the Sirupconduit N, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.'

In testimony whereof we af'x our signatures in presence of tWo Witnesses.

ABRAM H. VAN HIPER. FREDERICK E. KIP.

"Witnesses:

FRANCIS CLARE BOWEN, JAs. S. EWBANK. 

